Mon.Oct 01, 2018

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WowWee Unleashes Dinosaurs In AR With ‘Untamed ARena’

VRScout

Life uh… finds a way in WowWee’s newest augmented experience. Paleontologists have identified labeled over 700 of dinosaurs over the years and you’ve probably seen hundreds of them in your local museum, or several in the Jurassic Park films. You don’t have to go back to the Jurassic, Triassic or any other dinosaur period to see to see these magnificent creatures brought to life.

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Creating Two Sides of the Same Reality

Tech Trends VR

Immersive Technology turns out to be the perfect medium for ARtistic expression and exploring identity. Growing up in an immigrant family of Chinese descent and living in Oakland, California, Estella Tse recalls that she was always navigating a conflict between her traditional heritage – which mainly told her to “follow the rules” – and her more liberal American upbringing, which encouraged individualism and freedom of expression.

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NS Glasses Bring A VR-Esque Experience To The Nintendo Switch

VRScout

Could this be the beginning of Switch VR, or just a spiritual successor to the Virtual Boy? It’s fair to say the ongoing rumors surrounding VR compatibility on the Nintendo Switch have been confusing to say the least. The Japanese video game company has, on several different occasions, declared that there are zero plans to bring virtual reality to their unique console hybrid.

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‘Mario Kart VR’ Comes to the US Today in Bandai Namco’s Newest VR Arcade

Road to VR

For the first time, BANDAI NAMCO is bringing to the United States a number of popular VR experiences once only available in Japan and UK-based VR ZONE arcades. Included in the line-up is the much-awaited Mario Kart Arcade GP VR. VR ZONE Portal Washington D.C. is officially opening up shop today at Union Station near the national mall. Bandai Namco’s ‘Portal’ naming scheme indicates that the venue is smaller than the full-sized VR ZONEs in both Shinjuku and Osaka, Japan.

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

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Stage Your Own Big Bang with Magic Leap One via the Universe Creator App

Next Reality AR

One developer has taken the formal name of the Magic Leap One: Creator Edition quite literally with an app that enables users to create a custom universe in their own living room. The app, called Universe Creator, by developer Les Bird, allows users to select from a library of stars, planets, and other celestial bodies with their Magic Leap One controller and place them in their physical space.

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ARKit 101: How to Detect & Measure Vertical Planes with ARKit 1.5

Next Reality AR

In a previous tutorial, we were able to measure horizontal surfaces such as the ground, tables, etc., all using ARKit. With ARKit 1.5, we're now able to measure vertical surfaces like walls! In this tutorial, you'll learn how to make your augmented reality app for iPads and iPhones by using ARKit. Specifically, we'll go over how we can detect vertical planes and their dimensions.

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The AVR Platform Nominated for Techblazer Awards ‘Most Impactful’ Category by SGTECH, IMDA, and SG:D Singapore

EON Reality

With over 160 companies vying for recognition at the Techblazer Awards, EON Reality ranks competitively in the 18-strong shortlist thanks to the AVR Platform’s powerful performance. In its first ever nomination for the ‘Most Impactful’ category, the AVR Platform simplifies Augmented and Virtual Reality content creation and is praised for its flexibility in allowing educational institutions and enterprises in energy, aerospace, and manufacturing to build, deploy, and scale knowledge-transfer app

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A Quick Look at Standout: VR Battle Royale

VR Spies

We are in the age of Battle Royale games, no doubt about that. With PUBG and Fortnite heavily popularizing the genre, it was only a matter of time before it hit Virtual Reality. While Standout has been out in Early Access for almost a year, it receives regular updates, averaging around 1-2 every month since EA release. It was made by the development team raptor lab, which has already released 3 other games in VR with all mostly positive ratings.

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‘ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission’ Review – This VR Platformer Earns Our First 10 Out of 10

Road to VR

The release of ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission , coming Tuesday, will be a genre-defining moment for VR platforming on PSVR. The game is expertly designed, animated, and rendered. Full of charm and the right amount of content, Astro Bot Rescue Mission is the first title we’ve scored 10 out of 10 since the launch of PSVR nearly two years ago. ASTRO Bot Rescue Mission Review Details: Official Site.

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.

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A Quick Look at Standout: VR Battle Royale

VR Spies

We are in the age of Battle Royale games, no doubt about that. With PUBG and Fortnite heavily popularizing the genre, it was only a matter of time before it hit Virtual Reality. While Standout has been out in Early Access for almost a year, it receives regular updates, averaging around 1-2 every month since EA release. It was made by the development team raptor lab, which has already released 3 other games in VR with all mostly positive ratings.

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The AVR Platform Nominated for Techblazer Awards ‘Most Impactful’ Category by SGTECH, IMDA, and SG:D Singapore

EON Reality

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TECHINNOVATION Singapore 2018

EON Reality

TECHINNOVATION , organized by IPI (Intellectual Property Intermediary), a non-profit organization established under Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, aims to bring together international and Singapore technology providers and seekers to explore technology and business collaboration opportunities through open innovation. The event focuses on the matching of industry’s needs to enabling technologies through crowdsourcing, crowd pitching, sharing best practices and allowing 1-to-1 m